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Table 3 Detection of Lactobacillus capsule strains and other faecal bacteria during the feeding study

From: Use of colony-based bacterial strain typing for tracking the fate of Lactobacillusstrains during human consumption

Volunteer

Detection of strain in faecal samples before and after consumption of the Lactobacilluscapsulea

Other recurrent strainsb

(strains listed in Table 2)

 

L. salivariusNCIMB 30211

L. acidophilusNCIMB 30156

 
 

Before

After

Before

After

 

Ac

-

-

-

+ (D7,21,28)

5 strains (L. rhamnosus A+28)

Bd

-

+ (D2)

-

+ (D2)

2 strains (S. salivarius B0-3a)

C

-

-

+ (D-14)

+ (D16)

5 strains (E. faecalis C-14-4b; L. salivarius C+28-3a)

Fe

-

+ (D7)

-

+ (D7)

1 strain (E. gallinarum F-14-3a)

G

-

+ (D2)

-

+ (D2)

4 strains (S. lugdenensis G-14-1a; E. sanguinicola G0-2a)

Jf

-

-

-

+ (D12)

3 strains

N

-

-

+ (D-14, 0)

+ (D2,21,28)

2 strains (L. acidophilus NCIMB 30211)

P

-

-

-

+ (D7)

6 strains (L. rhamnosus P0-1a/n; E. gallinarum P-14-2a; Staphylococcus sp P0-2a; S. warneri P+28-2a)

Q

-

-

-

-

6 strains (E. faecalis Q0-1a; Staphylococcus sp Q0-4a; Streptococcus sp Q+28-2a)

Rg

-

-

+ (D-14)

+ (D8)

5 strains (E. faecalis R-14-4a and R-14-5a; W. cibaria R0-1b)

S

-

+ (D2,7,21, 28)

-

+ (D7,21,28)

5 strains (L. fermentum S-14-2a)

T

-

-

-

-

3 strains (L. rhamnosus T+28-1a; S. agalactiae T+28-4b)

  1. a D = day of faecal sample
  2. b Recurrent strains cultivated from faecal sample provided at two or more time points
  3. c Day +14 sample from this volunteer was provided on day 16
  4. d Volunteer withdrew from the study on day 2
  5. e Volunteer withdrew from the study on day 7
  6. f Volunteer withdrew from the study on day 12
  7. g Volunteer withdrew from the study on day 8